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BRIEFS

May 22, 1998

Shipping Times

Shipping News

Asian crisis may spur more liner mergers
Asian lines which have expanded rapidly will be most affected: Clarkson's
Indonesia seen as key to development of Asian ports
India plans US$4b investment in ports
Cargo volume at Cosco's HK terminal down 17%

Air and Land Transport

Fight spills into short-range jets
Seattle planemaker has lead over European rival with its B717-200
BAe doubtful about A3XX project
Ford to export more US, European models to Asia
US Air open to renewing alliance with British Airways
Garuda may cut some flights into Jakarta
KLM deal with Alitalia to be signed by Nov 1

Features

Ningbo adds chemicals berth
Authorities hope the nation's largest inland liquid chemicals berth will boost business

Columns

Sellers can claim for losses despite default clause in sale contract

Shipping Times

Shipping News

Asian crisis may spur more liner mergers
Asian lines which have expanded rapidly will be most affected: Clarkson's
Indonesia seen as key to development of Asian ports
India plans US$4b investment in ports
Cargo volume at Cosco's HK terminal down 17%

Air and Land Transport

Fight spills into short-range jets
Seattle planemaker has lead over European rival with its B717-200
BAe doubtful about A3XX project
Ford to export more US, European models to Asia
US Air open to renewing alliance with British Airways
Garuda may cut some flights into Jakarta
KLM deal with Alitalia to be signed by Nov 1

Features

Ningbo adds chemicals berth
Authorities hope the nation's largest inland liquid chemicals berth will boost business

Columns

Sellers can claim for losses despite default clause in sale contract

Shipping Times

Shipping News

Asian crisis may spur more liner mergers
Asian lines which have expanded rapidly will be most affected: Clarkson's
Indonesia seen as key to development of Asian ports
India plans US$4b investment in ports
Cargo volume at Cosco's HK terminal down 17%

Air and Land Transport

Fight spills into short-range jets
Seattle planemaker has lead over European rival with its B717-200
BAe doubtful about A3XX project
Ford to export more US, European models to Asia
US Air open to renewing alliance with British Airways
Garuda may cut some flights into Jakarta
KLM deal with Alitalia to be signed by Nov 1

Features

Ningbo adds chemicals berth
Authorities hope the nation's largest inland liquid chemicals berth will boost business

Columns

Sellers can claim for losses despite default clause in sale contract

Shipping Times

Shipping News

Asian crisis may spur more liner mergers
Asian lines which have expanded rapidly will be most affected: Clarkson's
Indonesia seen as key to development of Asian ports
India plans US$4b investment in ports
Cargo volume at Cosco's HK terminal down 17%

Air and Land Transport

Fight spills into short-range jets
Seattle planemaker has lead over European rival with its B717-200
BAe doubtful about A3XX project
Ford to export more US, European models to Asia
US Air open to renewing alliance with British Airways
Garuda may cut some flights into Jakarta
KLM deal with Alitalia to be signed by Nov 1

Features

Ningbo adds chemicals berth
Authorities hope the nation's largest inland liquid chemicals berth will boost business

Columns

Sellers can claim for losses despite default clause in sale contract

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Conference announce new East Africa surcharge Chinese review development projects ABP goes shopping again Kaohsiung prospers despite Asia's woes Political upheaval may force depot hiatus Violence delays container service in Mangalore Dredging of the Savannah to be studied KLM and TNT sign service level agreement Bad economic weather catching up with SIA International airlines expected to show an interest

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MAY 21, 1998
Trucks running on LPG feasible, but not economical The Swedes especially pleased with 'bridge to Europe' Inland shipping switches to electronic message transmission Inland shipping entrepreneur is convinced of it: IT is approaching!

The Journal of Commerce

Home

Lawmakers eye leash on Clinton over waivers
US patience wearing thin over slowness of Japanese port reform
Trade sinks along with Suharto amid political turmoil in Indonesia
Caught in a Web: The Internet transforms electronic data interchange
Snap judgment: How Kodak delivers a billion rolls of film
Builders Transport files For Chapter 11
Senators see need for tighter controls on China satellite launches
Trade community advances, but sees clouds after Geneva meet
Columbus Line adds two ships to its US-New Zealand-Australia service
United Airlines gives up on freighters to France, leaves opening for UPS
Friday expected to be the busiest day in airline history
Report: Nippon Cargo links up with UPS, Northwest for joint US-Japan cargo flights
CSX to sell $750 million in debt and preferred stock
Honda to resume exports of Accords to US
Net execs: Consumer security fears still stall E-commerce
Report: OOCL to buy new post-Panamax ships
Maersk, Sea-Land shuffle services to speed Panama canal traffic

Transportation

Analysts: UP moved timed right
Heavy-truck sales surged 16.6% in April
Asia flu hits Hong Kong air cargo
Special gate handling sought by couriers
US, China fail to get broader pact off ground
DHL maintains its Indonesian service

Maritime

Savannah to expand terminal space
Old battleships causing war between the states over ownership rights
Seymour rode trade lane to top of P&O division

The Journal of Commerce

Home

Lawmakers eye leash on Clinton over waivers
US patience wearing thin over slowness of Japanese port reform
Trade sinks along with Suharto amid political turmoil in Indonesia
Caught in a Web: The Internet transforms electronic data interchange
Snap judgment: How Kodak delivers a billion rolls of film
Builders Transport files For Chapter 11
Senators see need for tighter controls on China satellite launches
Trade community advances, but sees clouds after Geneva meet
Columbus Line adds two ships to its US-New Zealand-Australia service
United Airlines gives up on freighters to France, leaves opening for UPS
Friday expected to be the busiest day in airline history
Report: Nippon Cargo links up with UPS, Northwest for joint US-Japan cargo flights
CSX to sell $750 million in debt and preferred stock
Honda to resume exports of Accords to US
Net execs: Consumer security fears still stall E-commerce
Report: OOCL to buy new post-Panamax ships
Maersk, Sea-Land shuffle services to speed Panama canal traffic

Transportation

Analysts: UP moved timed right
Heavy-truck sales surged 16.6% in April
Asia flu hits Hong Kong air cargo
Special gate handling sought by couriers
US, China fail to get broader pact off ground
DHL maintains its Indonesian service

Maritime

Savannah to expand terminal space
Old battleships causing war between the states over ownership rights
Seymour rode trade lane to top of P&O division

The Journal of Commerce

Home

Lawmakers eye leash on Clinton over waivers
US patience wearing thin over slowness of Japanese port reform
Trade sinks along with Suharto amid political turmoil in Indonesia
Caught in a Web: The Internet transforms electronic data interchange
Snap judgment: How Kodak delivers a billion rolls of film
Builders Transport files For Chapter 11
Senators see need for tighter controls on China satellite launches
Trade community advances, but sees clouds after Geneva meet
Columbus Line adds two ships to its US-New Zealand-Australia service
United Airlines gives up on freighters to France, leaves opening for UPS
Friday expected to be the busiest day in airline history
Report: Nippon Cargo links up with UPS, Northwest for joint US-Japan cargo flights
CSX to sell $750 million in debt and preferred stock
Honda to resume exports of Accords to US
Net execs: Consumer security fears still stall E-commerce
Report: OOCL to buy new post-Panamax ships
Maersk, Sea-Land shuffle services to speed Panama canal traffic

Transportation

Analysts: UP moved timed right
Heavy-truck sales surged 16.6% in April
Asia flu hits Hong Kong air cargo
Special gate handling sought by couriers
US, China fail to get broader pact off ground
DHL maintains its Indonesian service

Maritime

Savannah to expand terminal space
Old battleships causing war between the states over ownership rights
Seymour rode trade lane to top of P&O division

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Transpacific Box Traffic Gap Widens Zim's First-Quarter Performance Improves Asian Shipowners to Meet in Brisbane India to Relax Restrictions on Port Investment

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APL container service upgrades target Latin America's West Coast Port Astoria hosts USS Missouri Canada transfers port to contractor Corps and Tacoma will conduct public meeting on Hanson Dam Boeing builds 2,000 widebody airplanes

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La Comisión Europea armoniza el transporte de mercancías peligrosas IV Congreso Nacional de Firmes Cursos de logística de Confemetal Aeropuertos de Centroamérica cerrados por el humo Alaska Airlines compra diez Boeing Continental compra el 19 por ciento de Aerol'neas Centrales de Colombia El tren griego gastará 50.000 millones en su modernización Taiwan se interesa en el proyecto de alta velocidad de Eurotrain

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'Operation Decongestion in Major Ports' Chennai Port bags three awards FIEO calls for new mechanism to boost exports No tender recourse to many port ventures GAIL-IOC pact for LPG pipeline $1.3 billion export target for handicrafts Ficci moots national council to counter US sanctions Coal production records 4 pc growth Dock Safety Week celebration at Mumbai Port is on WTO pact on e-commerce Conor assurance on H'bad-Mumbai road rates AIPDF urges govt to raise dock workers retirement age

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Italy unveils $1bn ports masterplan ITALY is to spend more than $1bn on projects to upgrade its ports and inland waterways in an effort to make the country's facilities more comp-etitive at a time when freight traffic is increasing. Cyprus set to abandon box bases strategy CYPRUS is on the brink of abandoning a long-standing strategy of maintaining two container ports which made the island one of the leading players in the eastern Mediterranean transhipment business. Box rates continue to slide MOVING empty containers back to Asia could keep ships occupied that would otherwise be idle. New Lloyd's underwriting vehicle terms are agreed SYNDICATE Capital Trust and SVB Associates have agreed terms for a merger which will create a new Lloyd's underwriting vehicle specialising in the non-marine market. Jamaica pledges to set safe zones for cruises JAMAICA has promised the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association it will establish safe zones at all major cruise ports to minimise the harassment of passengers. Talks on Canadian cat service postponed NEGOTIATIONS between Bri-tish Columbia Ferry Corp and Scandlines A/S of Copenhagan to operate a high speed catamaran service between downtown Vancouver and the provin-cial capital of Victoria, on Vancouver Island, have been put off at least until next year. Evergreen sets Taranto agenda EVERGREEN, the Taiwanese container shipping to aviation giant, is to start operations at its own Mediterranean transhipment hub in Taranto by the end of 1999. 'Frejar' makes debut In a ceremony at Bremerhaven dry dock, the former German dredger, Heinrich Hirdes, has been renamed Freja R after being bought by Copenhagen-based Jens Rohde Nielsen. The split-hull hopper suction dredger, built in 1982, originally saw service on the Weser river. It will now be deployed on the west coast of Denmark.

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MAY 21, 1998
Sri Lanka to move more boxes by rail SRI Lanka's state-owned Railway Department is planning to invest heavily in container transport, according to general manager WKB Weragama. Chinese court sells Panama-flag bulker NINGBO Maritime Court has sold the arrested Panama-flagged bulker Golden Sunlight, according to the official New China News Agency. Manila feels Asian fallout MANILA International Container Terminal (MICT) has reported a 13 per cent drop in cargo traffic for the first quarter of this year. HK spill team seeks a new home HONG Kong Response Ltd (HKRL), the co-operative emergency oil spill response unit set up by five major oil companies last year, is seeking a new long-term operational base. Indonesia pulls Thong Soon under THONG Soon Lines, a Singapore-based tramp and containership operator which had extensive Indonesian business, has gone into liquidation. Djibouti plans transport hub DJIBOUTI'S transport minister accompanied by port authority representatives recently visited Marseilles to discuss extending the republic's role as a transport hub. Piraeus workers to strike PIRAEUS port workers have announced a 48-hour strike between May 27 and 28, in protest against government plans to privatise the port. P&O Nedlloyd appoints new American head MIKE Seymour, currently director of P&O Nedlloyd's Europe-Asia trades, has been appointed head of its North American office. Oil companies criticised for pollution stance OIL company executives have no grounds to argue that oil pollution liability should be confined solely to shipowners, according to one Singapore owner. Singapore to implement tanker controls TANKERS carrying more than 2,000 tonnes of oil cargo will have to possess a 1992 Civil Liability Convention (CLC 92) certificate when calling at Singapore after September 18. Washington levies landmark oil-spill fine WASHINGTON state has fined Russia's Far Eastern Shipping Company $182,000 over an oil-spill on January 1. Grain giants form elevator venture US grain giants Conagra and Archer Daniels Midland have formed a new joint venture to operate the grain export terminal formerly operated under the Peavey name at Kalama. P&O Ports warns it may quit Newcastle A SECOND stevedoring company is warning it may pull out of the Australian port of Newcastle because of union problems. Sovcomflot relaunches Jebsens UK UNICOM, the shipmanager controlled by Sovcomflot, has taken over the staff and offices of recently-closed Jebsens (UK). Columbus to strengthen USWC-Australasia link COLUMBUS Line USA is to restore and strengthen its fixed-day weekly sailing schedules between the US West Coast and Australia/New Zealand. Swan Reefer's takeover of Irgens Larsen cleared SWAN Reefers has completed the takeover of fellow Norwegian reefer operator Irgens Larsen, one week later than the originally agreed deadline. CP completes acquisition of Ivaran Lines CANADIAN Pacific has confirmed that its acquisition of Ivaran Lines from Ivarans Rederi has been completed. Kvaerner starts US job recruitment MORE than 12,000 former defence workers in the Philadelphia region have been invited to apply for jobs at the Kvaerner Philadelphia Shipyard.

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La Belgique libéraliserait le fluvial en même temps que les Pays-Bas Une bonne nouvelle pour l'économie belge en général et les ports flamands en particuliers, la Belgique libéraliserait le secteur du transport fluvial à la même date que les Pays-Bas, le 31 décembre 98, c'est-à-dire avec un an d'avance sur la date prévue par l'UE. D'ores et déjà les gouvernements fédéral et régionaux se sont concertés et ont préparé des mesures d'accompagnement, qui ensemble, représentent un effort budgétaire de 2 mia. de BEF à répartir sur 3 ans. Ducros Services Rapides repasse à l'offensive Après une nouvelle période difficile, Ducros Services Rapides a désormais bien amorcé son redressement financier. La société française de messagerie est dès lors en mesure de repasser à l'offensive. Gérard Léridon, PDG de Ducros, a expliqué qu'il veut procéder en plusieurs étapes et axer sa stratégie selon trois axes: le marché du monocolis; le renforcement des fonds propres; et la logistique.

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Channels deeper, not cheaper The Victorian Channels Authority has finally completed dredging the channels into the Port of Geelong and has declared a new depth of 12.3 metres for Pt Richards; Wilson Spit; Hopetoun and Corio channels - 1.3 metres deeper than previously. The VCA's ceo Ian Edwards said the authority has established a differential pricing structure for the deepened channels, which has been approved by the Office of the Regulator General. Administrators try for 'confidential' redundancies The administrators of the insolvent Patrick labor hire companies are today expected to advertise a confidential 1800 telephone service for waterfront workers to register their interest in redundancy packages, while P&O Ports was yesterday contemplating the next move in its row with the Maritime Union of Australia. Regional ports woo container trade The western Australian ports of Albany and Bunbury and the Victorian port of Portland are combining their resources to their resources to map out a strategy focuses on winning them a share of the general cargo export container trade. Albany Port Authority general manager Bob Emery said the ports had agreed their regional economies could benefit from regaining direct general cargo container services and were involved in a three-part strategy to achieve this end. Maritime union's time has come, says Reith The maritime Union of Australia will stop at nothing in the pursuit of its own narrow self-interest, according to the minister for Workplace Relations Peter Reith. Mr Reith said the nub of the issue between the stevedore and the union had always been reform of the MUA's monopoly supply of labor on the waterfront and the attendant inefficiencies that monopoly delivers. NSW accident line to reopen The NSW rail freight line on which two people were killed earlier this week after a National Rail freight train derailed is expected to reopen later today. About 100 metres of rail track at the site of the derailment was badly damaged from the incident and had to be replaced. Standards to be focus of ASF Regional shipping industry leaders will discuss a range of issues affecting owners and operators when the Australian Shipowners association hosts the seventh annual Asian Shipowners Forum at Sanctuary Cove on Monday and Tuesday next week. The main theme will be the mounting international pressure on the industry to rid the world of substandard shipping.

International Transport Journal

Feature

Big, bigger, too big? One of the main topics at this year's International Intermodal Expo was the continuing wave of mergers and alliances and their impact.

Maritime

Horn-Linie adds two new ports of call in Venezuela.
Maersk adds new port calls in Africa and the Seychelles.
Hamburg Süd boosts Mediterranean services. The Hamburg shipping line is upgrading two services that it operates with other lines between North Europe and the East Mediterranean.
KNSM is now serving Agadir.
Sigma Line/Eurolink doubles Rotterdam-St Petersburg services.
Sea-Land Baltic Service adds calls at Felixstowe.
Lisco introduces a new combined service called Lisco Conline.
DFDS offers Kiel-Klaipeda link.
I.M. Interhavens upgrades Rotterdam-Gothenburg link.
Evergreen reorganises its trans-Pacific service.
Hanjin upgrades its Singapore-Australia schedule.
Hanjin, Heung-A, Dongnama and Cho Yang streamline intra-Asian links.
Cosco and CSC will launch a joint Japan-China service.
Almost all East Asian countries are suffering from a lack of containers.
Calendar of events: Meeting the Challenge of the Year 2000.

Ports and Terminals

The port of Fuzhou is growing fast.
Qasim container terminal receives its first 3500-TEU vessel.
There are rival plans for port reform in Australia.
Long Beach still tops the rankings of the top ten US container ports.
Calendar of events: Teleformatics links between ports and their partners; TOC Asia 98 in Dubai.

Forwarding

Kühne & Nagel forms partnership with DHL Worldwide Express.
BAX Global invests in South Korea.
Good first quarter results were recorded in 1998 by Ryder Systems, Expeditors International, the ASG group, the BTL group and Circle International.

Aviation

Delta and Swissair will launch a joint flight to Karachi.
The year of consolidation in 1997 has brought Lufthansa Cargo a record result.
MNG Airlines has launched its second link from Hahn airport.
SAS continued to post improved results in the first quarter.
Airborne had a good first quarter thanks to the domestic sector.
The Chapman Freeborn group celebrates 25 years.
Amsterdam and Frankfurt airports will be linked by train, since there are too few CargoSprinters.
Waco celebrated its 25th anniversary.

International Transport Journal

Feature

Big, bigger, too big? One of the main topics at this year's International Intermodal Expo was the continuing wave of mergers and alliances and their impact.

Maritime

Horn-Linie adds two new ports of call in Venezuela.
Maersk adds new port calls in Africa and the Seychelles.
Hamburg Süd boosts Mediterranean services. The Hamburg shipping line is upgrading two services that it operates with other lines between North Europe and the East Mediterranean.
KNSM is now serving Agadir.
Sigma Line/Eurolink doubles Rotterdam-St Petersburg services.
Sea-Land Baltic Service adds calls at Felixstowe.
Lisco introduces a new combined service called Lisco Conline.
DFDS offers Kiel-Klaipeda link.
I.M. Interhavens upgrades Rotterdam-Gothenburg link.
Evergreen reorganises its trans-Pacific service.
Hanjin upgrades its Singapore-Australia schedule.
Hanjin, Heung-A, Dongnama and Cho Yang streamline intra-Asian links.
Cosco and CSC will launch a joint Japan-China service.
Almost all East Asian countries are suffering from a lack of containers.
Calendar of events: Meeting the Challenge of the Year 2000.

Ports and Terminals

The port of Fuzhou is growing fast.
Qasim container terminal receives its first 3500-TEU vessel.
There are rival plans for port reform in Australia.
Long Beach still tops the rankings of the top ten US container ports.
Calendar of events: Teleformatics links between ports and their partners; TOC Asia 98 in Dubai.

Forwarding

Kühne & Nagel forms partnership with DHL Worldwide Express.
BAX Global invests in South Korea.
Good first quarter results were recorded in 1998 by Ryder Systems, Expeditors International, the ASG group, the BTL group and Circle International.

Aviation

Delta and Swissair will launch a joint flight to Karachi.
The year of consolidation in 1997 has brought Lufthansa Cargo a record result.
MNG Airlines has launched its second link from Hahn airport.
SAS continued to post improved results in the first quarter.
Airborne had a good first quarter thanks to the domestic sector.
The Chapman Freeborn group celebrates 25 years.
Amsterdam and Frankfurt airports will be linked by train, since there are too few CargoSprinters.
Waco celebrated its 25th anniversary.

International Transport Journal

Feature

Big, bigger, too big? One of the main topics at this year's International Intermodal Expo was the continuing wave of mergers and alliances and their impact.

Maritime

Horn-Linie adds two new ports of call in Venezuela.
Maersk adds new port calls in Africa and the Seychelles.
Hamburg Süd boosts Mediterranean services. The Hamburg shipping line is upgrading two services that it operates with other lines between North Europe and the East Mediterranean.
KNSM is now serving Agadir.
Sigma Line/Eurolink doubles Rotterdam-St Petersburg services.
Sea-Land Baltic Service adds calls at Felixstowe.
Lisco introduces a new combined service called Lisco Conline.
DFDS offers Kiel-Klaipeda link.
I.M. Interhavens upgrades Rotterdam-Gothenburg link.
Evergreen reorganises its trans-Pacific service.
Hanjin upgrades its Singapore-Australia schedule.
Hanjin, Heung-A, Dongnama and Cho Yang streamline intra-Asian links.
Cosco and CSC will launch a joint Japan-China service.
Almost all East Asian countries are suffering from a lack of containers.
Calendar of events: Meeting the Challenge of the Year 2000.

Ports and Terminals

The port of Fuzhou is growing fast.
Qasim container terminal receives its first 3500-TEU vessel.
There are rival plans for port reform in Australia.
Long Beach still tops the rankings of the top ten US container ports.
Calendar of events: Teleformatics links between ports and their partners; TOC Asia 98 in Dubai.

Forwarding

Kühne & Nagel forms partnership with DHL Worldwide Express.
BAX Global invests in South Korea.
Good first quarter results were recorded in 1998 by Ryder Systems, Expeditors International, the ASG group, the BTL group and Circle International.

Aviation

Delta and Swissair will launch a joint flight to Karachi.
The year of consolidation in 1997 has brought Lufthansa Cargo a record result.
MNG Airlines has launched its second link from Hahn airport.
SAS continued to post improved results in the first quarter.
Airborne had a good first quarter thanks to the domestic sector.
The Chapman Freeborn group celebrates 25 years.
Amsterdam and Frankfurt airports will be linked by train, since there are too few CargoSprinters.
Waco celebrated its 25th anniversary.

International Transport Journal

Feature

Big, bigger, too big? One of the main topics at this year's International Intermodal Expo was the continuing wave of mergers and alliances and their impact.

Maritime

Horn-Linie adds two new ports of call in Venezuela.
Maersk adds new port calls in Africa and the Seychelles.
Hamburg Süd boosts Mediterranean services. The Hamburg shipping line is upgrading two services that it operates with other lines between North Europe and the East Mediterranean.
KNSM is now serving Agadir.
Sigma Line/Eurolink doubles Rotterdam-St Petersburg services.
Sea-Land Baltic Service adds calls at Felixstowe.
Lisco introduces a new combined service called Lisco Conline.
DFDS offers Kiel-Klaipeda link.
I.M. Interhavens upgrades Rotterdam-Gothenburg link.
Evergreen reorganises its trans-Pacific service.
Hanjin upgrades its Singapore-Australia schedule.
Hanjin, Heung-A, Dongnama and Cho Yang streamline intra-Asian links.
Cosco and CSC will launch a joint Japan-China service.
Almost all East Asian countries are suffering from a lack of containers.
Calendar of events: Meeting the Challenge of the Year 2000.

Ports and Terminals

The port of Fuzhou is growing fast.
Qasim container terminal receives its first 3500-TEU vessel.
There are rival plans for port reform in Australia.
Long Beach still tops the rankings of the top ten US container ports.
Calendar of events: Teleformatics links between ports and their partners; TOC Asia 98 in Dubai.

Forwarding

Kühne & Nagel forms partnership with DHL Worldwide Express.
BAX Global invests in South Korea.
Good first quarter results were recorded in 1998 by Ryder Systems, Expeditors International, the ASG group, the BTL group and Circle International.

Aviation

Delta and Swissair will launch a joint flight to Karachi.
The year of consolidation in 1997 has brought Lufthansa Cargo a record result.
MNG Airlines has launched its second link from Hahn airport.
SAS continued to post improved results in the first quarter.
Airborne had a good first quarter thanks to the domestic sector.
The Chapman Freeborn group celebrates 25 years.
Amsterdam and Frankfurt airports will be linked by train, since there are too few CargoSprinters.
Waco celebrated its 25th anniversary.

International Transport Journal

Feature

Big, bigger, too big? One of the main topics at this year's International Intermodal Expo was the continuing wave of mergers and alliances and their impact.

Maritime

Horn-Linie adds two new ports of call in Venezuela.
Maersk adds new port calls in Africa and the Seychelles.
Hamburg Süd boosts Mediterranean services. The Hamburg shipping line is upgrading two services that it operates with other lines between North Europe and the East Mediterranean.
KNSM is now serving Agadir.
Sigma Line/Eurolink doubles Rotterdam-St Petersburg services.
Sea-Land Baltic Service adds calls at Felixstowe.
Lisco introduces a new combined service called Lisco Conline.
DFDS offers Kiel-Klaipeda link.
I.M. Interhavens upgrades Rotterdam-Gothenburg link.
Evergreen reorganises its trans-Pacific service.
Hanjin upgrades its Singapore-Australia schedule.
Hanjin, Heung-A, Dongnama and Cho Yang streamline intra-Asian links.
Cosco and CSC will launch a joint Japan-China service.
Almost all East Asian countries are suffering from a lack of containers.
Calendar of events: Meeting the Challenge of the Year 2000.

Ports and Terminals

The port of Fuzhou is growing fast.
Qasim container terminal receives its first 3500-TEU vessel.
There are rival plans for port reform in Australia.
Long Beach still tops the rankings of the top ten US container ports.
Calendar of events: Teleformatics links between ports and their partners; TOC Asia 98 in Dubai.

Forwarding

Kühne & Nagel forms partnership with DHL Worldwide Express.
BAX Global invests in South Korea.
Good first quarter results were recorded in 1998 by Ryder Systems, Expeditors International, the ASG group, the BTL group and Circle International.

Aviation

Delta and Swissair will launch a joint flight to Karachi.
The year of consolidation in 1997 has brought Lufthansa Cargo a record result.
MNG Airlines has launched its second link from Hahn airport.
SAS continued to post improved results in the first quarter.
Airborne had a good first quarter thanks to the domestic sector.
The Chapman Freeborn group celebrates 25 years.
Amsterdam and Frankfurt airports will be linked by train, since there are too few CargoSprinters.
Waco celebrated its 25th anniversary.

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CHAOS INDONESIAN SHIPPING faces turmoil from the political chaos that is sweeping the country. The unrest threatens to affect many shipowners and yards with links to the country's owners. Charter deals and newbuilding contracts with state oil company Pertamina look increasingly shaky. There is fear and uncertainty in the capital of Jakarta but some in the shipping community are putting on a brave face and pledging to stay put. Wall Street learns ships THE HUGE level of interest in high-yield shipping issues is attracting a large number of Wall Street investors to shipping seminars. But for some there is a lot to learn. Fredriksen wins again MAN of the moment John Fredriksen has come under the scrutiny of Norwegian tax authorities but he may now have reason to smile. To golf or not to golf FEW PEOPLE get to the top in shipping without having to pick up a set of golf clubs. Meet the man who did. Bratton to set her sails SARINA BRATTON left a top job at Cunard to try to fulfill her ambitions to become the Australian Queen of Cruise. Her first venture sets sail later this year. Atomics and economics INDIAN SHIPPING is suffering an attack of the jitters as it tries to come to terms with economic sanctions imposed against the country after it conducted nuclear arms tests. Mountain Cloud away THE RISE AND FALL of International Oil Tanking of Thailand is complete with the sale of the last ship in the fleet.

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The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.

SHIPPING

The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.

Sana'a/Hamburg

German shipowners warn that the possibility of returning to the Suez route is further removed

ACCIDENTS

New attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/Tehran

IRGC Navy strikes US naval drone

PORTS

Port of Long Beach reports record container traffic for August

Long Beach

In the first eight months of 2026, volumes grew by +1.3%

SHIPPING

WSC reports that containers full of lithium batteries can be shipped without being identified as dangerous goods

Washington

Kramek: People, ports, ships and the marine environment at risk

SHIPPING

T&E, the EU Commission's proposed revision of the ETS for shipping is a hesitant step forward.

Brussels

If the system is extended to small naval units - the association highlights - however, exemptions and derogations risk nullifying its climate impact.

Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery

TRANSPORTATION

Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery

Bern

The road runs faster than the rail

Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs

TRADE

Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs

Geneva

The WTO's barometer is rising. Demand for semiconductors and electronic components is offsetting geopolitical tensions.

PORTS

Green light for €1.35 billion in investment in the port of Bremerhaven.

Bremen

It is the largest amount of funding the federal government has ever allocated to a project in the state.

PORTS

APM Terminals Signs Agreement to Develop Nigeria's Badagry Port

Copenhagen

Four kilometers of docks with a draft of -18 meters would be built

COMPANIES

Renaissance Partners has signed a binding agreement to acquire De Wave Group.

Genoa/Milan

The Genoese company will be sold by the American company Platinum Equity

SHIPPING

Decarbonizing shipping: a €36 billion challenge and a €45 billion opportunity for Italy

Cernobbio

Without investments in ports, Italy risks losing 80 billion euros in added value by 2050.

SHIPYARDS

Canadian unions want BC Ferries to build new ferries in British Columbia

Delta

The company's latest order was to Chinese company CMI Weihai

PORTS

Filt, Fit, and Uilt should withdraw the amendment that puts port businesses and cooperatives at risk under Article 17.

Rome

The unions fear the progressive replacement of a structural function of the port with precarious forms of work

SHIPYARDS

Norwegian Nor Cruises signs MoU with China's SWS for 2+3 new cruise ships

Shanghai

The units would have a gross tonnage of 84,000 tons

SHIPPING

In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +27%

Cairo

In the first seven months of this year, maritime traffic was 8,244 ships (+15.9%)

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Tomorrow Kombiverkehr will launch an intermodal connection between Regensburg and the Interporto Quadrante Europa

SHIPPING

IMO, the Net-Zero Framework remains stalemate: agreement on carbon pricing is still lacking.

London

38 states voted in favor and 17 against. Formal adoption postponed until December.

POLICY

Brussels launches the Maritime Industrial Alliance

Brussels

The EMA, the new EU instrument to coordinate industry, member states, and investors in the maritime sector, is born.

SHIPYARDS

The safety and sustainability of ship recycling operations must also be guaranteed in the downstream work phases of the supply chain

Geneva

This is underlined by the representatives of the unions belonging to IndustriALL Global Union

SHIPPING

Study to create a maritime corridor between the UK and the US using nuclear-powered container ships

London

ACCIDENTS

Two Filipino sailors killed from ship attacked Monday in the Strait of Hormuz

Riyadh

Bahri VLCC Sidr hit

SHIPYARDS

Shipowners' associations welcome proposal to include two Indian shipyards in EU list of ship recycling facilities

Brussels

BIMCO, ECSA, ICS, Intercargo, Intertanko and WSC consider this an important step towards addressing the structural capacity shortage in the European list

PORTS

In Panama, the provision that protected the confidentiality of port concession contracts has been repealed

Balboa

The Panama Maritime Authority has accepted the request for transparency made by President José Raúl Mulino.

COMPANIES

Fincantieri and TKMS sign agreement to strengthen collaboration in the underwater segment.

Trieste/Kiel

The agreement does not provide for mergers or acquisitions

PORTS

Philippine terminal operator ICTSI to acquire African port operator TLG

Manila

The company operates in Mozambique, Namibia and South Africa

SHIPYARDS

EU ship recycling facilities are operating well below capacity as European vessels continue to be dismantled in Asia

Brussels

This is reported by a study by Shipbreaking Platform and Transport & Environment

PORTS

In the second quarter, cargo traffic in the Moroccan port of Tangier Med reached a new record

Anjra

Growth of +6% recorded in the first six months of 2026

Container shipping market recovery drives COSCO Shipping Holdings' quarterly results

SHIPPING

Container shipping market recovery drives COSCO Shipping Holdings' quarterly results

Hong Kong

The Chinese group has ordered 12 new 22,000 TEU container ships and six 3,200 TEU ones.

TRADE

G20 trade accelerates in second quarter

Paris

Imports of goods and trade in services are driving growth, while exports are maintaining a strong pace

PORTS

La Spezia Container Terminal invests €90 million in port equipment for the new Ravano Terminal.

La Spezia

SHIPPING

OOIL's half-year results are weighed down by the negative performance of the first quarter

Hong Kong

The January-June period closed with a net profit of 729.3 million dollars (-23.6%)

PORTS

Port of Livorno: The Regional Administrative Court (TAR) has annulled the extension of the coastal landscape restriction to the port and hinterland areas.

Florence/Livorno

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

SBB CFF FFS Cargo returned to profit in the first half of the year

Bern

The Swiss group's trains transported over six million passengers (+1.3%)

TRADE

White House denounces practice of "illegal" port transshipment to evade U.S. tariffs

Washington

ACCIDENTS

IMO urges naval missions to counter rising piracy in the Gulf of Aden

London/Riyadh/Southampton

The very large crude carrier "Amzan" of the Saudi company Bahri was attacked in the Red Sea.

PORTS

CMA CGM and Red Sea Gateway Terminal finalize agreement for Terminal 4 at Jeddah Port

Paris

The planned investment amounts to approximately 434 million dollars

The slowdown in the Chinese economy is reflected in port traffic

PORTS

The slowdown in the Chinese economy is reflected in port traffic

Beijing

In July, overall traffic decreased by -3.4%, with a contraction that no longer only concerns domestic trade, but is also starting to affect goods with foreign countries.

PORTS

In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven grew by +6.0%

Bremen

In the first six months of 2026 the increase was +5.9%

SHIPYARDS

Fincantieri and Viking convert options into orders for two new cruise ships

Trieste

PIRACY

A ship was boarded by pirates in the Gulf of Aden

Southampton

The unit was forced to head towards Somalia

LAW

CK Hutchison initiates international arbitration proceedings against the Republic of Panama

Hong Kong

The action follows a similar one by its subsidiary PPC. The lawsuit seeks damages of $2 billion and over $1.5 billion.

PORTS

Hapag-Lloyd to acquire 25% stake in APM Terminals Maasvlakte II

Hamburg

The Maersk Group company will retain operational control of the Dutch terminal

The German company Hapag-Lloyd has signed an agreement with APM Terminals, the terminal operator of the AP Møller-Mærsk shipping group, for

ZIM also records a recovery in the second quarter

SHIPPING

ZIM also records a recovery in the second quarter

Haifa

Acquisition by Hapag-Lloyd expected by the end of the year

PORTS

In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +3.6%

Civitavecchia

In the first half of this year the total was 3.93 million tons (+1.5%)

PORTS

Last month the port of Singapore handled four million containers (+3.1%)

Singapore/Hong Kong

A 1.6% decline was recorded in the port of Hong Kong

COMPANIES

AP Moller Capital to acquire majority stake in Globex Investissement

Copenhagen/Casablanca

ACCIDENTS

Ship hit in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton

Crew member of the "Minoan Dignity" dies

PORTS

Last month, freight traffic in the port of Barcelona decreased by -6.5%.

Barcelona

In July, 300,961 containers were handled (-13.2%)

COMPANIES

Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund offers to acquire 100% of AD Ports' capital.

Abu Dhabi

He currently owns a 75.42% stake

PORTS

In the first half of 2026, freight traffic in the port of La Spezia grew by +2.0%

La Spezia

Cargo traffic in Tunisian ports is growing sharply

In the April-June quarter it was 7.4 million tons (+8.8%)

PORTS

The port of Koper reports a 5.6% decrease in quarterly freight traffic

Ljubljana

In June the decline was -18.9%

PORTS

Strait of Hormuz crisis has severe impact on DP World's financial and operating performance

Dubai

PORTS

Container traffic at CK Hutchison terminals fell by -1% in the first six months of 2026.

Hong Kong

Excluding operations in Panama, volumes increased by +5%

PORTS

In the first half of 2026, freight traffic in the port of Hamburg decreased by -3.1%.

Hamburg

Containers amounted to four million TEUs (-3.7%)

SHIPPING

HMM's revenues increased by 29.7% in the second quarter

Seoul

Net profit down, weighed down by lower financial income

SHIPPING

Evergreen's net profit grew by 43.9% in the April-June quarter.

Taipei

Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd benefit from the recovery of the container shipping market

SHIPPING

Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd benefit from the recovery of the container shipping market

Copenhagen/Hamburg

The Danish company reports better quarterly performance than its German partner in Gemini Cooperation

PORTS

Freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado remained stable in the second quarter

Genoa

Passenger numbers drop at both ports

SHIPPING

In the second quarter, Yang Ming recorded a net profit growth of +610.7%.

Keelung

Revenues stable in the first half of 2026

ACCIDENTS

Two ships attacked in the Gulf of Oman and off the coast of Yemen

Southampton

A container ship was reportedly hit by an American helicopter

SHIPPING

The Northern Sea Route is not at all competitive with the sea route through Suez

Basel

Study by two researchers from Mokpo National Maritime University

SHIPYARDS

The auction on August 28 is expected to confirm Rheinmetall-MSC's interest in the Romanian Mangalia shipyard.

Bucharest

In the second quarter, vessel traffic in the Panama Canal grew by +9.6%, but decreased significantly in June

SHIPPING

In the second quarter, vessel traffic in the Panama Canal grew by +9.6%, but decreased significantly in June

Panama/Balboa

The ACP introduces new limitations on vessel draft and does not exclude reductions in the daily number of transits.

CRUISES

Contract with Fincantieri for the construction of a third cruise ship for Crystal is now in force

Monaco/Miami

Delivery is scheduled for 2034

ACCIDENTS

More explosions in the Strait of Hormuz area

Southampton/Tehran

Iran-Oman negotiations continue, but reopening to ship transit still seems a long way off.

PORTS

In July, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +6.7%

Ravenna

A sharp decline of -21.2% is expected for August

TRUCKING

Giulio Stoppa is the new general secretary of Trasportounito

Rome

A choice of continuity that at the same time marks the beginning of a new phase

CRUISES

The launching ceremony of Viking Astrea took place at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona

Ancona/Los Angeles

Viking's Board has authorized a share buyback program of up to $1 billion.

SHIPYARDS

Meyer Werft begins construction of the Carnival Tropicale cruise ship

Papenburg

With a gross tonnage of 180,000 tons, it will be able to accommodate over 6,000 passengers.

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

VTG sells its UK subsidiary VTG Rail UK to pension fund USS

Hamburg

The company operates in the railway freight wagon leasing sector.

SAFETY & SECURITY

The Genoa Coast Guard reaches its 100th Port State Control inspection of 2026.

Genoa

More than 250 deficiencies have been detected so far

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

ABB and Oceanly collaborate to integrate and optimize ship performance and operations

Genoa

PORTS

Strategic agreement between Federlogistica and the Port of Xiamen

Genoa

Feasibility study for a maritime connection between the Chinese port and Genoa

PORTS

Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August

Los Angeles

The increase in empty garages has offset the decrease in full ones

COMPANIES

Gulftainer to acquire stake in Thailand's Suksawat Terminal

Sharjah/Bangkok

It is located on the Chao Phraya River, in Bangkok

SAFETY & SECURITY

Robo.ai establishes a company specializing in maritime and submarine security

Abu Dhabi

Al-Mansory: We will produce locally and provide solutions for markets around the world

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Kombiverkehr has taken full control of Spanish company Combiberia

Frankfurt am Main

The shares were acquired from the other 20 members

NEWS

US forces hit five Iranian oil tankers

Tampa

Attacks in the Gulf of Oman and near Kharg Island

COMPANIES

Conditions met for the acquisition of AD Ports by Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund

Abu Dhabi

INFRASTRUCTURE

Construction of the above-ground section of Genoa's new breakwater has begun.

Milan

Construction of the wave barrier is underway

COMPANIES

For the first time, a woman leads the Panama Canal Authority.

Balboa

Engineer Ilya Espino de Marotta's term will expire in 2033.

COMPANIES

Blu Navy has acquired a stake in Banca dell'Elba

Portoferraio

Schenone: We are a group united by the desire to contribute to the economic and social development of the island.

SHIPPING

HMM signs a contract worth approximately $3.5 billion with Vale

Seoul

It involves the maritime transport of iron ore on behalf of the Brazilian company

INDUSTRY

Kongsberg Maritime signs deal to buy Finland's Steerprop

Oslo

The Rauma-based company designs and manufactures marine propulsion systems

NEWS

New drug seizure in the port of Livorno

Livorno

53 kilograms of pure cocaine in a container from Peru

PORTS

In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -4.0%

Brussels

Landings and embarkations decreased by -2.0% and -6.4% respectively

PORTS

A series of meetings on the new Port System Master Plan for the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has begun.

Genoa

The new concession agreement with Amico & Co Spa has been finalized.

PORTS

Port of Ravenna: Extraordinary maintenance of the "truck-accessible" section of Via Baiona has been approved.

Ravenna

COMPANIES

MacGregor will celebrate the 65th anniversary of its Italian branch in Genoa

Genoa

The company is based in the Naval Repair area of the port of Genoa

SHIPPING

Anemoi wind propulsion system to be installed on a Maersk container ship

London

The aim is to increase the ship's energy efficiency and reduce its emissions.

PORTS

The selection process for the new Secretary General of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority has begun.

Ravenna

Expressions of interest to be submitted by September 21st

INDUSTRY

MacGregor opens a new technical assistance center in Trieste

Stockholm

The main focus will be the European area, including the specialized megayacht sector.

ACCIDENTS

Tanker hit by three shells in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton

An accident also in the Indian Ocean

PORTS

Floriana Gallucci is the new secretary general of the Ionian Sea Port Authority.

Taranto

The Management Committee of the institution has approved the appointment

ACCIDENTS

Crew of ferry that sank in Northern Cyprus arrested

Nicosia

Eight people died in the accident. 17 other passengers are missing.

SAILING LIST

Visual Sailing List

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INDUSTRY

Singamas's profit halved in the first half of 2026

Hong Kong

The Chinese company is focusing on energy containers. During the period, sales of specialized containers exceeded those of standard boxes for the first time.

INDUSTRY

CIMC sells more containers, but profits plummet

Hong Kong

Half-year profit in this business segment fell by -81.2%

In the first half of this year, China

COMPANIES

COSCO Shipping Ports reports record quarterly and half-year revenues

Hong Kong

Net income for the first six months of 2026 was $276.6 million (+23.2%)

COMPANIES

In the first six months of 2026, CMPort's revenues grew by +13%

Hong Kong

Net profit up 7.4%

SHIPYARDS

Meyer Werft revenues to grow by 107% in 2025

Papenburg

The financial year ended with a net loss of -383.8 million euros

SHIPPING

Messina will launch the new West Med Line scheduled service in September

Genoa

It will bring together existing services for Algeria and Libya

SHIPYARDS

The launch of the luxury cruise ship Oceania Sonata was celebrated in Marghera

Trieste

The unit is scheduled for delivery in 2027.

SHIPPING

Tarros will include the port of Salerno in its Italy-Libya Express service.

La Spezia

The vessel "Vento di Zefiro" will be placed on the route

SHIPPING

MPCC reports declining quarterly results as part of fleet renewal plan

Oslo

MOURNING

Kuehne+Nagel's honorary president has died.

Schindellegi

Klaus-Michael Kühne had joined the family business in 1958

NEWS

A shipment of 65 kilograms of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno.

Livorno

It would have brought in around 20 million euros to the criminals

PORTS

In July, Spanish ports handled 47.7 million tonnes of goods (-1.8%)

Madrid

Containers amounted to 1,581,071 teu (-5.6%)

PORTS

Join us at the Communion and Liberation Meeting in Rimini

Rome

Participation in the exhibition area of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport

PORTS

Port of Ravenna: Executive project for redevelopment of the "Ex Carni" area begins

Ravenna

The aim is to give full functionality to a new logistics and industrial sector in the port area

PORTS

Container traffic in the port of Algeciras decreased by 11.4% in July.

Algeciras

In the first seven months of 2026 the decline was -3.3%

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Hupac will strengthen its intermodal service between Basel and Busto Arsizio.

Noise

An eighth weekly rotation will be introduced from September 7th

LOGISTICS

Sallaum creates a company for land logistics of cars in Europe

Vilnius

It will initially be equipped with 50 car transporters and the fleet will reach 300 vehicles by 2029

PORTS

In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +6.7%

Taranto

An increase of +104.9% was recorded in July

CRUISES

Viking Holdings Cruise Line Reports Record Quarterly Revenue

Los Angeles

Net profit of $587.7 million (+33.8%)

PORTS

Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles dropped 5.8% last month.

Los Angeles

In the first seven months of 2026, growth of +1.8% was recorded

PORTS

Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach dropped 1.7% in July.

Long Beach

In the first seven months of this year, total traffic was 5,758,086 TEUs (+1.2%)

SHIPPING

In the second quarter, RCL recorded an increase in revenues that was outweighed by the increase in operating costs

Bangkok

Net profit down 1.1%

SHIPPING

Danish DFDS's quarterly financial performance improves

Copenhagen

In the April-June quarter, rolling stock transported by the fleet increased by 1.1%. Passengers decreased by 8.9%.

PORTS

Container traffic at HHLA terminals decreased by -8.0% in the second quarter

Hamburg

Revenues increased by 2.5%. Operating costs increased by 5.7%.

PORTS

The Livorno Port Authority creates an internal task force for the Darsena Europa project.

Livorno

The aim is to ensure a unified coordination with the commissioner structure that follows the project

COMPANIES

Costa Cruises announces change of management for the Americas region.

Genoa

Jorge Serrano Martín de Vidales will replace Dario Rustico

INDUSTRY

MSC installs Jotun's proactive hull cleaning system on MSC Daniela

Sandefjord

Combines advanced antifouling technology with robotic inspection and cleaning

SHIPPING

Wan Hai Lines reports a 965.6% increase in quarterly profit

Taipei

The company orders six new 11,000 TEU containerships

PORTS

In the second quarter, cargo traffic in Montenegrin ports decreased by -5.8%

Podgorica

Cargoes to and from Italy dropped by -40.6%

SHIPPING

The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the Grande Pacifico

Naples

The vessel is the first of five new sister PCTCs with a capacity of 9,800 ceu

COMPANIES

In 2025, the Fratelli Cosulich group's revenues amounted to 1.9 billion euros (-11.5%)

Genoa

Net profit of 20.0 million euros (-3.0%)

MOURNING

Maurizio Longo, Secretary General of Trasportounito, has passed away.

Rome

He passed away in Rome after a long illness.

PORTS

Terminal Investment Limited abandons Tercat acquisition

Brussels

It provided for joint control of the Barcelona terminal with Hutchison Ports

PORTS

Work has been completed to activate cold ironing at the Porto Corsini cruise terminal in Ravenna.

Ravenna

PORTS

Acceleration of the redevelopment process for the former CIVAM area in the port of Vibo Valentia Marina

Vibo Valentia

The area will be transformed into new yards for commercial logistics

COMPANIES

Maersk Group sells Maersk Training and Maersk H2S Safety Services

Copenhagen

They will be sold to the US Open Gate Capital, specialized in industrial carve-out operations

PORTS

In the April-June quarter, the port of Venice handled 6.3 million tons of goods (-1.2%)

Venice

Cruise passengers down by -15.3%

PORTS

In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna recorded a sharp increase of +10.9%

Ravenna

In the first six months of 2026 the increase was +5.9%

PORTS

Italian Ports:

Ancona

Genoa

Ravenna

Augusta

Salerno

Bari

Savona

Leghorn

Taranto

Naples

Trapani

Carrara

Palermo

Trieste

Venice

Italian Interports: list

World Ports: map


DATABASE

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		Forwarders		Ship Suppliers
		Shipping Agents		Truckers

MEETINGS

MEETINGS

The conference "EU-Mercosur Agreement: The Role of the Maritime Economy" will be held in Genoa on July 1st.

Genoa

It is organized by the Casa America ETS Foundation and the Western Liguria Port Authority

MEETINGS

The Federagenti assembly will be held in Civitavecchia on July 3rd.

Rome

Pessina: We will not discuss regulations, community relations, or the pursuit of theories and bureaucracy, but rather the challenges of Italian port infrastructure.

››› Meetings File

PRESS REVIEW

Rosatom expects cargo traffic along Northern Sea Route to rise 14% in 2026 - CEO

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Ends Joint Venture Plan for Block Factory with India's Cochin Shipyard

(Maeil Business Newspaper)

››› Press Review File

FORUM

of Shipping
and Logistics

ASSITERMINAL

Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato

Roma, 19 giugno 2025

››› File

LOGISTICS

DP World acquires six GXO logistics sites in the UK

Dubai

186,000 square meters and 2,000 employees change hands: this is the transfer imposed by the British Antitrust for the acquisition of Wincanton

LOGISTICS

DHL soars in the second quarter, but not everywhere

Bonn

Revenue and EBIT in double digits. Express performed well, while Supply Chain and Post & Parcel Germany fared less well.

SHIPPING

Global Ship Lease reports record quarterly and half-year revenues

Athens

Rising costs impact profits

PORTS

DP World to build temperature-controlled logistics hub in the port of Antwerp

Dubai/Kallo

SHIPPING

GNV will activate a third maritime service to Algeria on Saturday

Genoa

The Civitavecchia-Annaba line will complement the existing routes from Sète to Algiers and Bejaia.

SHIPPING

Danaos Corporation reports quarterly revenue growth of 4.7%.

Athens

The containership segment remains stable. Bulk carriers continue to contribute.

ACCIDENTS

A bulk carrier hit by a shell in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/London

One crew member is reportedly missing.

PORTS

This year, 800,000 cruise passengers are expected in Messina.

Messina

Passengers make a direct expenditure of almost 16 million euros in the city

PORTS

Container traffic at the Port of New York grew by 1.6% in the second quarter

New York

In the first six months of 2026, 4.43 million TEUs were handled (+0.2%)

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

HZ Cargo and Railtrans form joint venture for intermodal transport

Zagreb

The aim is to activate a traffic of over 500 thousand tons between the ports of Croatia and the markets of Central Europe.

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